fish-hawk drifted lazily. From the beach sounded the steady beat of
the waves, and from the town across the marshes came the puffing of
a locomotive and the clanging bells of the freight trains. The
breeze from the sea cooled the sweat on my aching body; but it
could not cool the rage in my heart. If I had the courage of my
feelings, I would have cracked Edgar over head with the spade,
buried him in the pit, bribed Rupert, and forever after lived
happily on my ill-gotten gains. That was how Kidd, or Morgan, or
Blackbeard would have acted. I cursed the effete civilization which
had taught me to want many pleasures but had left me with a
conscience that would not let me take human life to obtain them,
not even Edgar's life.

In half an hour a suit-case was lifted into view and dropped on the
edge of the pit. It was followed by the other, and then by Edgar.
Without asking me to help him, because he probably knew I would
not, he shovelled the sand into the hole, and then placed the
suitcases in the carriage. With increasing anger I observed that
the contents of each were so heavy that to lift it he used both
hands.

"There is no use your asking any questions," he announced, "because
I won't answer them."

I gave him minute directions as to where he could go; but instead
we drove in black silence to the station. There Edgar rewarded
Rupert with a dime, and while we waited for the train to New York
placed the two suit-cases against the wall of the ticket office and
sat upon them. When the train arrived he warned me in a hoarse
whisper that I had promised to help him guard the treasure, and